# Gladwin

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #92,647

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. A placename, from the surname:
3. A placename, from the surname:

## Etymology
From an Old English personal name *Glædwine, which is composed of the elements glæd (“shining; joyful”) and wine (“friend”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gladwin